Institutionalized governance processes

Young, Oran R.; Guttman, Dan; Ye, Qi; Bachus, Kris; Belis, David; Cheng, Hongguang; Lin, Alvin; Schreifels, Jeremy; Eynde, Sarah Van; Wang, Yahua; Liang, Wu; Yan, Yulong; Yu, An; Zaelke, Durwood; Zhang, Bing; Zhang, Shiqiu; Zhao, Xiaofan; Zhu, Xufeng

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.01.010

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“…In this section we rely on accumulated knowledge from the governance literature (e.g., [6,8,44,45]) to lay out the institutional and environmental governance foundation for later sections. The environment regulatory system in China is viewed as a very comprehensive regime.…”

Section: Environmental Regulatory Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…National environmental planning within the FYPs framework started from scratch and now dominates environmental governance in China [6]. Generally the more emphasized public areas will have concrete chapters in the nationwide FYP, their goals will be more quantitatively articulated and be supported with more focused FYPs, even with industry specific FYPs (e.g., the 11th FYP on “National environment protection” and on “Coal fired power plants SO 2 emission control” [50]).…”

Section: Environmental Regulatory Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…China is able to quickly respond to all kinds of “situations” (e.g., crisis, special needs, and environmental accidents) [6,57]. When the environment becomes deteriorated with the impact acute to a certain level, special actions can temporarily relieve the ineffectiveness of regular policies.…”

Section: Environmental Regulatory Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Usually they are local, short-term administrative measures at any costs [58]. Sometimes, after a certain situation is subsided, parts of these measures will be adopted at regional or national level and even be integrated in later FYPs [6]. Some examples of special actions are the Environmental Law Enforcement Inspection, believed to temporarily draw local main leaders’ attention to environment protection [44], EIA Storm in order to partially rectify the common cases of “construction first and EIA later” [59], and some radical actions in Beijing Blue Sky project when preparing for the 2008 Olympics and the Action Plan as triggered by the PM 2.5 crisis.…”

Section: Environmental Regulatory Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Reviews by experts in these disciplines focus more on air pollution itself, and the policy-relevant discussions provided are broad, and from a national perspective (e.g., [2,3,4]). Environmental governance and law literatures usually discuss Chinese environmental regulation as a whole, seldom discussing air pollution control policies independently (e.g., [5,6,7,8]). Environmental economics studies mostly provide a descriptive background of air pollution control and then focus on individual policies (e.g., [9,10,11]).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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With China’s significant role on pollution emissions and related health damage, deep and up-to-date understanding of China’s air pollution policies is of worldwide relevance. Based on scientific evidence for the evolution of air pollution and the institutional background of environmental governance in China, we examine the development of air pollution control policies from the 1980s and onwards. We show that: (1) The early policies, until 2005, were ineffective at reducing emissions; (2) During 2006–2012, new instruments which interact with political incentives were introduced in the 11th Five-Year Plan, and the national goal of reducing total sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions by 10% was achieved. However, regional compound air pollution problems dominated by fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground level ozone (O3) emerged and worsened; (3) After the winter-long PM2.5 episode in eastern China in 2013, air pollution control policies have been experiencing significant changes on multiple fronts. In this work we analyze the different policy changes, the drivers of changes and key factors influencing the effectiveness of policies in these three stages. Lessons derived from the policy evolution have implications for future studies, as well as further reforming the management scheme towards air quality and health risk oriented directions.

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A discursive–institutional perspective on transformative governance: A case from a fire management policy sector

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Scholarship around questions of climate change adaptation is increasingly concerned with ideas of transformative adaptation and its governance through critical re‐evaluation of beliefs, values and associated institutions. For public policy sectors, the concept of transformative governance brings attention to their capacities for supporting and engaging in such governance. While much adaptation research and practice informs technical and structural understandings of these capacities (e.g., governance arrangements, learning systems and adaptation planning), most of this research (and practice) has ignored less formal, yet equally important dimensions of public administration and governance. Institutional scholarship highlights that dominant norms, beliefs, and philosophical ideas underpin how policy sectors structure their policy responses and engagement in governance. Discursive Institutionalism suggests that examining a sector's dominant discourse can provide insights into these “institutional logics”. This paper therefore argues that understanding a policy sector's institutional logics is a crucial part of working toward enabling transformative governance of adaptation. This argument is developed through a case study of the institutional logics operating in the fire management policy sector of Victoria, Australia, and the potential influence of these logics on that sector's capacities to engage in transformative governance. Findings suggest this sector's institutional logics may currently constrain its capacities to engage in transformative governance and highlight the need for greater attention to socioinstitutional dimensions of public administration to help catalyze transformative governance of (and for) adaptation.

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Back to the future: Can Chinese doubling down and American muddling through fulfill 21st century needs for environmental governance?

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At the close of the last millennium, prominent thinkers projected that the political systems of leading economies would converge during the coming years. Yet, research has shown that China and the United States have developed distinctive institutionalized governance processes (IGPs) to address environmental issues. Can these distinctive processes persist in turbulent times? In reality, the two countries seem to be decoupling in their economic ties and diverging in political pursuit. Under the current circumstances, what can we say about the ability of the two systems to meet emerging environmental challenges of the 21st century? We argue that neither system is likely to experience fundamental change during the foreseeable future. Current developments are highlighting differences between goal‐based governance strategies prominent in China and the rule‐based strategies of the United States. As the urgency of solving transcendent problems like climate change rises and political tensions grow, it is essential to work with divergent systems to address common problems.

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Institutionalized governance processes

Cited by 104 publications

References 16 publications

Air Pollution Control Policies in China: A Retrospective and Prospects

Air Pollution Control Policies in China: A Retrospective and Prospects

A discursive–institutional perspective on transformative governance: A case from a fire management policy sector

Back to the future: Can Chinese doubling down and American muddling through fulfill 21st century needs for environmental governance?

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